While we didn't really know it at the time, Team Mount Everest was conceived in May 2002, when John and Rebecca Rees-Evans, a newly married husband and wife team, went on a kind of delayed honeymoon to Mount Everest.
While the couple fell in love with the place, the awesome, rugged beauty, and the ever-cheerful, warm, hospitable natures of the local people, it was not until many years later, following several years of operating treks on Mount Kilimanjaro, that Team Mount Everest was opened to non-family members to join!
The Rees-Evans family have long been obsessed with the mountains. Always enjoying doing things together as a family, by way of introducing their children to the family business, they have taken all three of their children, when aged just 5, 7 and 9, to 5,895m (19,342ft) at Kilimanjaro's summit, and have lived for nearly a week with a six year old at Everest Base Camp near the head of the Rongbuk Valley at 6,010m (19,718ft).
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You will be collected from your Riad in Marrakesh at 0800 and transferred through the foothills of the High Atlas β passing traditional Berber market towns and the spectacular Moulay Brahim gorge β to the village of Imlil (1,740m). Here you will meet your mountain guide, who will brief you on the days ahead and check your equipment. Rental gear is available in Imlil village centre if required.
Starting your day early in Marrakech, you'll wind your way up through the Moulay Brahim Gorge and the upper valleys, taking in the stunning scenery along the way. As you arrive at the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains, you'll meet up with your Berber muleteer crew who will accompany you on your trek.
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